| Editor & Curator |
Grace Cohen Grossman. |
| Imprint |
Los Angeles, Calif., USA, 2001. 144 pp., illustrations: 120 col., 29 b&w, 28 × 21.5 cm. English. |
| ISBN |
0970429517 |
| Location |
Skirball Cultural Center (18 August 2001–6 January 2002) |
| Description |
Rituals, objects and representations from Jewish weddings in various periods and places. Introduction to the exhibition and to the Museum’s holdings by Grace Cohen Grossman. Five essays on: the evolution of Jewish wedding ceremonies (Tal Goani, Didier Y. Reiss), representations of the wedding on Ashkenazic Torah binders (Shalom Sabar), Middle Eastern bridal costumes (Esther Juhasz, Noam Bar’am-Ben Yossef), the American Jewish wedding (Jenna Weissman Joselit), and paired portraits in the Museum’s collection (Barbara C. Gilbert). Material divided into five sections: Ketubbot, Wimpeln (Torah binders), Bridal Tableaux (bridal costumes and wedding ephemera), A Nuptial Fortnight in Djerba, and A Wedding Album (postcards, invitations, medals, souvenirs etc.). Detailed descriptive entries. 176 items. |
| main keywords |
BRIDAL GARMENTSCEREMONIAL OBJECTSKETUBBOTPHOTOGRAPHSPORTRAITS, HUSBAND-WIFE PENDANTSTORAH BINDERSWEDDING/MARRIAGE |
| minor keywords |
AfghanistanBukharaChinaChuppahDjerbaEngagement contracts (Tena’im)GreeceHanukkah lampsHebrew illuminated manuscriptsHenna ceremony/objectsHistorical documentsHistorical photographsIran/PersiaIraqMedalsMoroccoMusicPostcardsPrints, Jewish customs & ceremoniesRhodesShana Tova greeting cardsTorah bindersTurkeyUnited StatesWedding cupsYemen |
| Related publication |
Gallery guide, booklet, 12 pp. |